Adam Pelech

Stingy
Edgy

Points, 2026–27: 2; 0 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 0.2; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 20:30; 8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 52.6; share of chances while he's on

Adam Pelech has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 8 games for the New York Islanders in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 20:30 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 12.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 33% of defencemen

Goals above average: −0.3
Wins: −0.05

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.66, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 32.3% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+0.68 SD · 82th percentile · weight 11% · +0.2 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1186th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.0.3355th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 128 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs CHI
Tuesday, March 24
Volume
Adam Pelech had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.8 attempts a game. The Islanders fell 4-3 to the Blackhawks.
at LAK
Thursday, March 5
Drought over
Adam Pelech scored for the first time in 20 games. He has 4 goals this season. He played 19:10 and had three shots on goal. The Islanders lost 5-3 to the Kings.
at BUF
Saturday, December 20
Ice time
Adam Pelech played 26:25, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 4 points in 36 games this season. The Islanders fell 3-2 to the Sabres in a shootout.
vs COL
Thursday, December 4
Drought over
Adam Pelech scored for the first time in 119 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 1 goal this season. The Islanders beat the Avalanche 6-3.
vs SEA
Sunday, November 23
Ice time
Adam Pelech played 26:14, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 2 points in 23 games this season. The Islanders beat the Kraken 1-0 in a shootout.
vs SJS
Tuesday, October 21
Volume
Adam Pelech had 9 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.0. He played 23:35, about 6 minutes over his average. The Islanders beat the Sharks 4-3.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game20:30
62
Points per 600.73
43
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.09
18
Shots per 602.9
44

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.08
23
xG against per 60, on ice1.88
90
xGF%52.6%
62

Physical

Hits per 602.6
51
Blocks per 603.7
36
Penalty minutes per 605.5
6

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed20.7 mph
38
Bursts over 20 mph5
63
Distance skated23 mi
64

Shooting

Hardest shot88.3 mph
66
Shots on goal8
60
Shooting %0.0%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time39.1%
24
Offensive zone time, even strength41.8%
47

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Ryan Pulock	8	61:15	46–57	2.0–2.2	2–1	47%
Matthew Schaefer	8	40:09	34–30	1.6–1.3	3–1	55%
Tony DeAngelo	8	10:33	8–6	0.3–0.3	0–1	53%
Logan Stanley	6	7:54	2–7	0.1–0.1	0–0	57%
Matthew Kessel	3	2:23	1–0	0.1–0.0	0–0	100%
Scott Mayfield	2	2:04	2–0	0.0–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 14 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.100.20

03-2210-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	0	2	2	8	0.2	20:30	7	10	52.6
2025–26	82	4	12	16	122	5.9	20:53	66	124	52.0
2024–25	60	0	21	21	109	4.5	21:07	73	87	55.2
2023–24	58	1	15	16	71	4.1	20:17	64	112	49.4

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	18:54	0	0	0.02	1	0	2
2026-10-15	22:02	0	1	0.01	2	2	2
2026-10-13	19:56	0	5	0.10	0	2	2
2026-10-10	21:11	0	0	0.01	0	2	2
2026-10-08	21:17	1	2	0.05	1	1	0
2026-10-06	20:56	0	0	0.00	0	1	7
2026-10-03	19:53	1	0	0.02	2	1	0
2026-09-30	19:51	0	0	0.04	1	1	0
2026-04-14	17:30	0	3	0.04	0	0	2
2026-04-12	19:30	0	0	0.00	2	1	0
2026-04-11	19:20	0	1	0.07	0	1	0
2026-04-09	18:52	1	4	0.15	0	0	0
2026-04-04	22:22	0	1	0.00	2	2	2
2026-04-03	17:28	0	1	0.01	2	0	2
2026-03-31	21:17	0	2	0.17	1	2	2
2026-03-30	22:23	0	1	0.03	1	0	0
2026-03-28	22:04	1	4	0.18	1	1	0
2026-03-26	21:45	0	1	0.03	0	0	0
2026-03-24	21:58	0	5	0.12	2	0	4
2026-03-22	20:55	0	0	0.00	2	2	0